Suncor pleads guilty to injury incident at Terra Nova FPSO in 2019

Canadian oil and gas producer Suncor Energy has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the 2019 incident in which a worker was injured after falling from a ladder while conducting gas testing aboard the Terra Nova FPSO in Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore area.

The first charge alleges that at the time of the incident, the operator of the FPSO failed to take all reasonable measures to ensure the health and safety of its employees and others in accordance with the regulations, thereby committing an offense.

The second indictment alleged that Suncor failed to ensure that every employee entering, exiting and remaining in an enclosed space wears a safety belt securely attached to a lifeline attached to a secure anchorage outside the enclosed space Room is attached, which also contradicts regulations.

Each Accord Act charge carried a $45,000 fine, for a total of $90,000.

In addition, Suncor was ordered to pay $20,000 to the College of the North Atlantic Health and Safety, according to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB), the regulator of petroleum activities in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador offshore sector Management Program condemns Area, which filed charges against Suncor in 2022.

Terra Nova is an oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 350 km southeast of St. John's. The Terra Nova partners are Suncor with a 48% operating interest, Cenovus with a 34% interest and Murphy Oil Corporation with the remaining 18%.

In late 2023, Suncor Energy said the Terra Nova FPSO had resumed production following completion of the Terra Nova Asset Life Extension project.